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'''17 November 2020:''' Although the cases of contamination are not as high as a few months ago, the coronavirus continues to progress slowly in the Analamanga region. During the week from 8th November to 13th November, 87 new positive cases were recorded throughout the country, of which 37 are located in the Analamange region. Alltogether, the number of contaminations increased compared to that of the previous week by 17 positive cases.
The new positive cases were identified in following regions:
* Analamanga: 37
* Haute-Matsiatra: 24
* Alaotra Mangoro: 8
* DIANA: 4
* Vatovavy Fitovinany: 4
* Vakinankaratra: 2
* Boeny: 2
* Atsimo Andrefana: 2
* Itasy: 1
* SAVA: 1
* Amoron'i Mania: 1
* Menabe: 1
The Minister of Public Health, Professor Hanitrala Jean-Louis Rakotovao, called last week for the respect of barrier gestures: "The fight against Covid-19 continues until the total eradication of this disease, ... which depends on the behaviour of everyone." People were reminded to wear a mask, practise physical distancing and regularly wash their hands.
As Madagascar is home to 12,000 species of plants, amongst which are many medicinal plants, the Malagasy people trust in the power of natural plant-based treatments. [[Jean Claude Ratsimivony|Dr Jean Claude Ratsimivony]], CEO and founder of the JCR Group, has over many years developed treatments to strengthen the immune system. Currently, [[JCR's immune-strengthening medicinal plant extracts]] are researched and tested in the Max Planck Institute in Berlin, Germany, to prove a possible positive effect in fighting Covid-19.
'''9 November 2020:''' In the week of 31st October to 7th November, 122 new coronavirus cases and 5 new corona related deaths were recorded in Madagascar. 2,495 PCR and GeneXpert tests were performed, with a positivity rate of 4.88%. 17 of the new positive cases were imported from abroad, coming on authorised flights including the last repatriation flight of Malagasy nationals on 31st October.
